the last tournament of 2008 is coming up sunday december 14th! just show up at the levee at 3pm with 5 bucks to play. bar rules and friendly competition. plus, nothing beats the levee on a lazy sunday afternoon. if you haven't made it to one of our tournaments yet, now's your chance. start practicing!

a complete set of rules can be found here. arrive early to be ensured a spot, or to reserve a spot, e-mail tournament@billiardsburg.com.

if you need a little extra motivation...

it never usually occurs to me to go the abbey. it's definitely got cred, being one of the oldest establishments in williamsburg (old = existing pre-2003), but i guess i've always associated it with pinchy old men and trucker caps (same goes for turkey's nest, come to think of it). but, upon the suggestion of a few abbey regulars, i ended up there last monday night-- free pool night. to my surprise, it wasn't too crowded, the list on the board was manageable, and the games were competitive and friendly. i'd recommend checking it out, but be sure to get there before 10 to avoid a longer wait. i stopped in a couple days ago and learned that the abbey just re-felted their table THIS WEEK. the once dead bumpers are now pleasantly bouncy and everyone LOVES it. i'd like to think billiardsburg had something to do with all of this.

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it's no secret that the levee is our favorite spot in billiardsburg (and many agree). as we've said before, the table is in a nice spot in the back, there's usually a steady stream of solid players, the bartenders are friendly and serve cheap drinks, and it's the perfect spot for a lazy sunday afternoon tournament. our only complaint previously was their array of crappy cue sticks, which were then replaced by brand new ones a couple months ago. this week, they re-felted the table.  THAT, my friends, is a bar that CARES.

to the rest of the billiardsburg joints: PLEASE TRY HARDER.

an aquarium inside kellogg's. a taco truck at union pool. what's next? a make-your-own waffles station at subway bar? maybe. the pool table area at subway bar has been shut down and boarded up, and what they've got planned next is still unclear. but hey, to make it up for it, they've installed a teeny tiny skee-ball machine!  pool at subway always reminded us of this anyway.

so i just got around to reading the city section of the nytimes (from oct. 5th), and it seems that kellogg's will be re-opening some time next week, which is to say...THIS WEEK. as of this morning, the doors were still closed with no sign of activity.

here's a few things we've learned recently:

- the levee has procured a couple new cue sticks (the levee's cue stick rating has been bumped up accordingly)

- the table at charleston has become so slanted that all the balls gradually slope and collect on one side of the table

- alligator lounge is missing its 8-ball

- to use the table at legion, you must either leave your ID or a $20 deposit

- laila lounge is no longer.

i haven't won a game in about 3 weeks. it's weird, because sometimes you can't do anything but win, and then sometimes you lose one game, and then another, and then another, and pretty soon, it's the only thing you know how to do. the harder you try, the worse it gets.

Ok, It’s been a while since I’ve written anything on this be-fangled website, but it’s also been a while since I’ve enjoyed playing a game of pool. At the start, I had a lot of fun being Karol’s guide and mentor but after a while, standing around a table having to listen to her complain about [her perfect life] got old. What a whiny bitch.